Chapter 1667

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“Nobody move. We are going to the elevator.”

With the barrel still pressed agonizingly against Claire’s spine, The Assassin began forcing her toward the elevators.

Claire cooperated perfectly.

She didn’t have much of a choice. She had to play the role of the terrified civilian, especially with a loaded gun jammed into her back!

Jace immediately slipped into the stairwell, sliding down the handrails to bypass two floors before stopping to call an elevator.

Perfect timing. The doors slid open!

Jace stepped inside, breathing normally, completely relaxed.

He held his phone up, staring at the screen like any oblivious guy scrolling through social media.

The Assassin dug the gun slightly harder into Claire’s back, her eyes snapping to Jace with intense suspicion.

But the guy didn’t seem like a threat at all.

He was slouching against the wall of the elevator, completely absorbed in his phone.

Despite his harmless appearance, The Assassin refused to drop her guard for even a second.

When they reached the lobby, Jace strolled out, and The Assassin shoved Claire out behind him.

Special Security and the local precinct were already fully aware of the situation.

They had locked down the perimeter of the building.

The moment the killer stepped outside, the trap would spring.

“Take a guess. How many cops are waiting for us out there?”

As they walked toward the sliding doors, The Assassin actually sounded amused enough to make small talk.

“I’m guessing absolutely none,” Claire replied flatly. The woman asked for a guess, not the truth.

The Assassin obviously didn’t believe for a second that the lobby was completely clear.

But she desperately hoped it was, just so she could make a clean getaway.

As they stepped through the doors, The Assassin was shocked to see absolutely no uniforms. Even the hospital security guards were still sprinting down the stairs from the upper floors.

The poor guards had just rushed up to the ward, only to hear the suspect was already in the lobby.

They couldn’t catch the elevator, and running down six flights of stairs had left them gasping for air.

While the guards couldn’t keep up, Rory had shadowed them the entire way down. She remained hidden in the background, waiting for the perfect moment to strike without spooking the killer.

Jace, meanwhile, was still walking just a few paces away from them.

He acted completely oblivious to the hostage situation unfolding inches away.

The Assassin’s face twisted into a scowl.

She flagged down a passing taxi.

Just as she opened the door, Jace suddenly stepped in front of them.

“Hold on a second, ladies! Do you mind if we share the ride? I’m in a huge rush!”

It was a terrible excuse, completely contradicting his relaxed demeanor in the elevator.

But because he looked so utterly harmless, The Assassin’s instincts failed her. “No sharing!”

The Assassin glared at Jace viciously. “Get lost! Move!”

“Hey, what is your problem? Just because you don’t want to split the fare doesn’t mean you have to be a total bitch!”

Jace raised his voice, aggressively stepping into The Assassin’s personal space as if ready to throw down.

The Assassin, accustomed to killing, was terrible at screaming matches.

she leveled batche

Infuriated, aun

straight at Jace’s chest.

“Y-you have a gun?”

Jace’s voice cracked perfectly, sounding terrified.

“Yeah, I have a gun, and I use it to put down morons exactly like you!”

As The Assassin tightened her finger laire violently

on

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the woman’s face.

Jace moved in a blur, tackling The Assassin to the pavement.

“You’re a cop?!”

The Assassin shrieked in absolute rage.

The hunter had become the hunted!

Jace flashed a feral grin. “Me? No way, just an innocent bystander!”

Despite his joking tone, his strikes were lethal and calculated.

Jace fought with surgical precision, immediately locking his grip onto the gun to

prevent her from firing blindly.

Claire had already scrambled a safe distance away.

She wasn’t about to get in the middle of this.

Compared to Jace and Rory, her combat skills were completely inadequate.

Thankfully, she wasn’t needed anymore.

Without her hostage shield, The Assassin was fighting a losing battle against Jace.

Rory burst from the hospital doors

and threw herself into the fight.

Moving in perfect sync, the two bodyguards brutally overwhelmed The Assassin.

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